Caterham Superlight R No 51

[S-535d]

Does anyone know this car?

History, previous owners - any information would be very much appreciated?

Its listed in the PH classifieds - red / 2 owners / 10'000 miles.

Its been for sale with two dealers now having undergone what is listed in the advert as a full restoration.

Thanks in advance.

[Spingo]

Yep saw this myself - looks odd as it has a spare wheel! Don't think I've ever seen a SL-R with one of those, so a special order maybe?

[carphotographer]

ah spare wheels .......
Un sure about this car but I've got a Superlight that has a spare wheel . On the option list when the car was built, there was no option on the list of extras. It was a special order. I've seen the JPE which was another light weight special fitted with a spare wheel .

[573]

It's an 'interesting' car aestehtically isn't it. It seems to be at the 3rd dealer that have tried to sell it over the last 6 months.

I'm often surprised by the way people have spec'd their lightweight cars. Spare wheel is the strangest, but loads seem to have the big leather seats, heaters etc too. I wonder if they'd have been better off starting with a more touring orientated model.

[rubystone]

573 said:

It's an 'interesting' car aestehtically isn't it. It seems to be at the 3rd dealer that have tried to sell it over the last 6 months.

I'm often surprised by the way people have spec'd their lightweight cars. Spare wheel is the strangest, but loads seem to have the big leather seats, heaters etc too. I wonder if they'd have been better off starting with a more touring orientated model.

But then they wouldn’t have been able to spec the utterly wonderful VHPD engine, would they? Plenty of 1.6/8 Superlights were specced in this way and I’d argue that the relative paucity of power made that decision even more odd.

[Spingo]

To add to this, many cars change spec over the years - especially seats wise. Granted the spare wheel carrier would have likely been ordered from new, unless the car has received crash/accident repairs... not unlikely given it is an SL-R... hmmmmmmmm